Ehis Jubilee Year of Hope is presented as an opportunity to reflect on the profound impact that selfless service and total dedication have on the lives of those who commit themselves to it. like Collaborators dRegnum Christi. It is an invitation to discover and live experiences that transcend the everyday, strengthening their faith, commitment and the sense of community. Lhe experience of being a collaborator is an opportunity to live the faith in a profound way, to get to know new realities and to grow personally, spiritually and humanly. For many young people, this year of dedication has been a before and after in their life journey.
Isabela Maria Valente Toniol - From Brasilia to São Paulo
Isabela, 22 years old, from Brasilia, Brazil, is a native ofis currently located in in the call for be collaboratedora an opportunity to grow beyond what he knew locally. Your experience is an example of how can be discerned God's work in personal life so that to go to convirtiendo in ahe decision that motivates engage with better.
«See everything that God has gone was a key point in my life in deciding whether or not to go to collaborate. I felt that what I was doing in my locality was not enough; I wanted to do more, to give more, to know more. And I see the collaboration as an incredible opportunity to spend a year getting to know new people, places, apostolates and realities of the world. Regnum Christi».
Isabela stands out this year as a time of personal, spiritual and human growth, where each challenge brings with it the possibility of self-knowledge and the learning of new skills. In a supportive environment, legionaries of Christ & consecrated in your area are always available to guide those who are interested in decide to take this step.
«I am young, full of plans, projects, and expectations, and I see in my year of collaboratedora also a time of growth, maturation and personal, spiritual and human development. A time of self-knowledge and discoveries.».
For Isabela, ehe call to be collaboratedora is personal and Jesus go to flamendo to other people to be. And it must be a decision to be made in union with Him, «so: pray, tell God your fears and trust in what He has prepared for you.».
Antonio González-Aller Lomelí - From Culiacán, Mexico to Valencia, Spain
Antonio, a native of Culiacán, Sinaloa, lived his experience as a collaborator in Valencia., Spain, de 2023 . 2024. Your decision the tomor in a moment of reflection during a day of the ECYD, & was a seemingly simple question lo that le opened the door to a path full of learning and commitment.: «Why don't you go as a collaborator?».
«I was not at all familiar with what a collaborator did, but it was clear to me that it was a service done for Christ towards others, and that it would therefore be worthwhile».
He highlights diversis moments he remembers well in his year of collaboratedorfrom working in sections of joung people and the ECYD, to the work of training and organization of activities in schools. An episode very memorable for him was his participation in the apostolate «Christ of the street», where, by handing out coats during the winter, was able to make the experience of servir to those most in need. That experience not only strengthened his faith, but also taught him that every small act, no matter how simple it may seem, is part of the call of Christ to serve others.
«In this case we distributed coats that we collected because it was winter and it was already very cold in the city. Although we did collect quite a lot, there came a point when we ran out of all the coats we had collected. we had, But I saw how some people were going to be left with nothing so I gave the one I was wearing. I remember wearing more than one coat on top and some gloves – I am very cold – and I ended up giving my all, and that's why I was so cold on the way home at night that I felt so cold I could feel up to my knees. bones, but no more than the pleasure of having given myself. I know it is something as simple as giving something that you carry position, but there I realized that it is from the keys that God Himself leaves us at our mission as Catholics: to serve others. Arriving home, I went into the chapel and had one of those moments of prayer that you never forget.», shares Antonio.
«After this, I visited several times the people we had met in “Christ of the street” to give them some food and above all to sit and talk to them and let them know that they have someone who listens to them, something that most of them are very grateful for since they are “invisible people” that everyone prefers not to look at. when are walking».
Marcelo Rodriguez Lara - From Saltillo to Mexico City and mMore ..
Marcelo, 24 years old and from Saltillo, Coahuila, found in the figure of the collaborator a reply . a concern that had since high school. Inspired by the experience of his papá & from a cousin who were also collaborators, Marcelo decided to givewas passed from 2019 to 2020 discovering in it a space to strengthen their relationship with God and with the world.os other.
«What motivated me was to see all the good that a collaborator can do; it was like a responsible of equipment all the time, focused on his section and his team.».
During his year collaborator at the west of the CMexico City and in various educational institutions, Marcelo dedicated himself to train young people and organize apostolates. A very special experience significant was the organization of virtual missions during the pandemic, where creativity and commitment made it possible to continue offering spaces for meeting and prayer, demonstrating that faith adapts to any circumstance.
«During the pandemic, when it seemed that I no longer had much to do as a collaborator because it was very difficult to keep in touch with people, during Easter week we were able to put together a new team. I will always remember that experience: ¡in times of pandemic, we did the missions virtual &, of these missions, we form a new team from Regnum Christi!».
For Marcelo, ance you become a collaborator your relationship with God was more sudden, from “sometimes yes, sometimes no”. But highlights the fact that it is currently more conscious and that his year as a collaborator lo helped define what kind of person I want to be.e be, what kind of boyfriend and husband do you want to be, what kind of boyfriend and husband do you want to be, what kind of boyfriend ande be & what kind of child do you wante to be, to bring God to your to have it in a more realistic way in the your life & not only at times, but «a relationship, yes, with ups and downs, but more constant and persevering.». Todi li that learnió in that year lo has helped me to continue to be responsible for a team and to be able to help the young people of your team in its prayer life and in its relationship with Christ.
Ana Clara Poffo Lamas - The .mor and the sorprise, from Brasilia to Argentina
Ana Clara has lived a transforming experience marked by love, overcoming fear and the surprise of discovering new dimensions in her spiritual life. Surrounded by collaborators dthe Regnum Christi, Ana Clara decided to take on the challenge with a mixture of trepidation and hope.
«Afraid of wasting my time, I used the famous phrase: “it's only one year, it's not going to tear down”. And really, I don't derrumbó. I lived in an extraordinary way in the ordinariness of collaboration!».
Ana Clara shares how working in the Colegio Oakhill of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and in apostolates for young university students and professionals.istas allowed him to reconnect and discover the beauty of daily service. Become a collaborator la made valuen community life, the importance of daily prayer and the deep sense of belonging to a greater mission, where every small gesture becomes a reflection of God's love.
«I understand that now the pace of life is different and I need to adapt, but I will never forget the experience I had meeting with Jesus. You may be afraid, but don't let it stop you from acting from your heart. You may think it will affect your future, that your friends will no longer recognize you or that your family will never support you.... it's not true, it's just be surprised!».
Ana Clara comments that fue the type of person that postponed be a collaborator everything he could, but at the end failed toó run away from of this concern for a long time. God continues to confirmando that those fears no sonothing compared to the Love that He has for each and every one.
A .year that ttranscends
Each of these experiences is evidence that the call to be a partner is not only a temporary commitment, but all a path of autoknowledge and international growthrior. Isabela, Antonio, Marcelo and Ana highlight the importance of responding to this call with faith, courage and the certainty that, at every step, God offers lessons of generosity, solidarity and personal transformation.
Their testimonials are an invitation to reflect ando the meansof service to others, and a reminder that, although a year may be a good year, it can be a good year for thee Although it may seem brief, its impact extends far beyond time, marking a before and after in the lives of those who dare to follow its path.Christ's invitation to live for the mission.
